|Friday| Alcohol reactions

1. Ethanol. Active group is an alcohol, observed as R-COH. Toxic to human.
2. Acetaldehyde. Active group is an aldehyde, observed as R-CH=O. An unstable intermediate. It cannot be replaced by a nucleophile.
3. Acetic Acid. Active group is a carboxyl, observed as R-COOH. It can be replaced by a nucleophile.